CHERYL ANN DEPACE
1809 Woodside Avenue, Halethorpe, MD 21227
410-302-6251
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
· 14 years in Federal Government Contract Administration
· 18 years in Real Estate Finance.
Most prominent talent: Problem solving. Strong negotiation skills. Project Management Certification. Extensive experience with subcontracts, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Well seasoned technical/business writer, strategic thinker in pricing and cost estimation of all kinds. Advanced skills in Excel and Access. Excellent skill sets in process re-engineering and building administrative infrastructure. Strong in management of data, utilization of status reporting tools and analyses. Specialist in financial aspects of contract budgets. Experienced with proposal writing and editing. Successfully led team of 12 and several small teams bringing about a high standard of work and values. Candidate also interfaces well with accounting with a strong understanding of Cost Accounting Standards. Audit experience-CPSRs. Mortgage loan analysis (financial risk) and appraisal of real estate, licensed as an appraiser and instructor, instructor for real estate appraisal and real estate agent licensure. Signature authority for the Federal Government.
CURRENT WORK EXPERIENCE
FEDERAL GOV CONTRACTS- SELF EMPLOYED CONSULTANT 2014-Present
Contract Connections Administration Services, LLC Baltimore, MD
Director of Operations/ Consultant in Contracts for the Federal Government
Process Engineering, Contract Review and Interpretation, Contract Administration, Closeout of Contracts,
Consultant on Government procedures, and specialization in Subcontracts, instructor of subcontract workshop.
Assignments:
· Systems Engineering Group, Inc -Infrastructure for a subcontracting department
April-Jun 2015
· Woodward, Inc. -Conducted an internal audit in California
July 2015
· Lyteworks -Consulted with software engineers -conception software for Federal contracts
Feb 2015
· Henry M. Jackson Foundation -Subcontracts Administration ,special projects
August 2015- Feb 2016
· Systems Engineering Group, Inc. Contract Administration and special projects
March 2016 to May 2016
· Aquilent, Inc. - Contract Specialist - Modifications, NDA/TAs and closeouts
May 2016
Presently: Business Development to assist The Dwyer Group with Federal Government Contracts , Instructor of Subcontracting Workshop for 8 students from various companies in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. April 2016 to present
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING EMPLOYEE 2003- 2014
The National Academy of Sciences Washington, DC 2008- 2014
Contracts Administrator/Budget Analyst- Office of Contracts and Grants 2008-2014
Expeditiously managed multiple contracts and status tracking using self-created Excel spreadsheets, negotiation memoranda, electronic tracking file protocols, and hard-copy filing.
Created highly functional templates, engineered processes that improved work flow in contract task management by at least 30%, writing clear, concise modifications and base contracts, task orders, blanket purchase orders improving interface with accounting at all stages of contract processing.
Highest producer, providing easy to understand metrics, and provided extra assistance in the pricing and cost analysis to all other members of the subcontracts team, providing subcontracts and base contracts in a timely and efficient manner( over 1000) in six areas of research for the Transportation Research Board.
Cured a four year backlog of closeouts by creating a process, expediting it, single handedly. Created win- win negotiations, over and over, related to patents, copyrights, liability responsibilities of contractors.
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Imagine-One Technology & Management, Ltd. Colonial Beach, VA 2003- 2008
Manager of Subcontracts/ Interim Pricing, RFQs- Department of Subcontracts 2006-2008
Expedited many requests for quotes as a Subcontract Administrator, tracking expenditures and reporting weekly on all funds under Prime contracts to Senior Management.
Wrote over 500 elegant subcontracts by hand with the specific clauses ensuring regulation by the FAR.
Using knowledge of Project management to interface with project managers exceptionally well.
Immediate responses of Nondisclosure Agreements and Teaming Agreements.
Security Clearance- Secret 2003-2008
Manager of Pricing/Interim Pricing, RFQs –Department of Pricing 2003- 2006
Achieved a history of exemplary performance in contract negotiations and demonstrated thorough knowledge of all sections of prime contracts and interpretation of Schedules and use of clauses of the FAR in order to submit clear and concise proposals, RFPs, and other contract analyses.
SPAWAR, Patuxent Naval Air Base -Program Management Support. Held high ratings, working with Procurements /micro-purchases.
Edited Distributive Learning Software in support of Program Manager and Government customer.
PREVIOUS PROFESSION-FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
MORTGAGE UNDERWRITER- PROPERTY & CREDIT 1984-2003
MORTGAGE FINANCE/ Risk Mitigation, Financial Analysis, and Written Justifications/Reports
· Loan Officer 1999-2003
· Residential Real Estate Appraiser II 1989-1999
· Closer/Title Research and Preparation of HUD Settlement Statements 1999
· Mortgage Underwriter 1984-1989
· Licensed Instructor 1986-1999
TAXATION 2000-2003
TAX PREPARATION, Orange,Virginia and Dahlgren, Virginia 2000-2003
Tax Preparation and Office Manager of 12 employees. Responsible for all of daily operations year round.
AWARDS
Distinguished Service Award – Both OCG and PCIO Units, Special Projects 2013
Distinguished Group Service Award- Subcontracts Unit 2011
National Society of Collegiate Scholars- (Nominated and awarded for 4.0 GPA) 2010
Two exemplary Performance Awards in: Pricing/Contracts Analyst II and Subcontracts 2007 and 2008
Stellar Student award form PennFoster for an “A” average 2015
ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
NCMA Member (Served as NCMA Communications Chair for NCMA Board of Directors) Dahlgen, VA.
Job Squad – Washington DC - CCNV Homeless Shelter – Volunteer Counselor
S.C.O.R.E. – Washington DC – Small Business Administration – Mentorship Program
Member of Foundation Center (www.foundationcenter.org) – Volunteer Grant Writer, Multiple Focuses
National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) – Networking forum
Livelihood NGO-USA, Inc.- Contracted Fundraiser
FORMAL EDUCATION 1992- 2016
· Penn Foster- Advanced Paralegal Studies for Certified Contracts Paralegal Presently
· Kaplan University- Project Management Certification Graduated 2008
· A substantial amount of college coursework in Business and Art. 111 Credits and 3.85 GPA.
· Attended and completed over 30 professional development classes in Federal Government Contracting and additional classes in peripheral core competencies to include Business Writing and Grammar, Advanced Excel Certification, Strategic Thinking, and Negotiations.
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